What's Up With Ingrid

  Today I am in Oklahoma. One year ago today, I was in Minnesota. This is the photo of my brother's room that morning. Mom got to see the group home we struggled to get him into...just not as we planned. It was supposed to be at Christmas and a celebration. But he passed away unexpectedly. Originally, I intended to be back in October anyway so Paul and I could get ready for Christmas. I had some extra AirBnB furnishings: a small 2-person table, its two chairs, and two more folding chairs.  Instead, Mom and Byrne (thankfully) made the drive for a quick trip that we could all make together (and meet an uncle and cousin there) to clean out Paul's room.   We all traveled again in April for a burial on Paul's birthday because that's when he always wanted visitors. So in the past year, those are the only trips I've taken save for a very short trip to Oklahoma City for a writers conference a month ago. That wasn't the plan. Originally, I was going to go back at the end

  Once again, I'm taking to blogging to keep updates going because it's overwhelming! Apologies for an impersonal link, but at least it's something. It was 2:30 a.m. when I woke with another nosebleed--the fifth in less than 24 hours. I stuffed a rolled up tissue in my nose with the thought, I can't take it anymore!  After a week of multiple bleeds a day and many imaginations of calling 9-1-1 when the blood was too much to handle while driving (which was most of the time), I finally set out to the emergency room on my own. I thank the Lord that my little "plug" held! The ER doctor swiped it out of my nose an hour or so later with no warning. I don't know the time or passage of it because the clock on the wall was stuck at about 2:55 with the second hand clicking in place. It was 6:37 a.m. when I got in my car and came home cauterized.  OUCH! I guess an artery was "welded"??? I'm not a fan of that experience other than the hope of no more blee